Toothbrush cover

ABSTRACT

A toothbrush cover includes a shell body having a first opening formed on an end thereof and configured to provide a toothbrush to mount into the shell body therethrough; a press strip disposed on a top of the shell body and having an end disposed on an upper edge of the first opening, and other end extended and drooped downwardly into the shell body and configured to hold down the toothbrush. When the toothbrush is covered by the toothbrush cover, a brush handle of the toothbrush faces the top of the shell body and upwardly pushes the drooped press strip, so that a downward force of the press strip can hold down the toothbrush to fasten a brush head of the toothbrush in the shell body, thereby preventing bristles of the toothbrush from separating out of the toothbrush cover and being dirtied.

This application claims priority for Chinese patent application no.202010613886.2 filed on 30 Jun. 2020, the content of which isincorporated by reference in its entirely.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a technical field of daily commodity,and more particularly to, a toothbrush cover which can protect bristlesof a toothbrush.

Description of the Prior Art

A toothbrush is an oral cleaning product, which has bristles disposed ona head of a brush handle. When using the toothbrush, a user can addtoothpaste on the bristles and then brush parts of teeth. For the user,objects entering the mouth need to be kept clean to prevent disease fromentering through mouth, so the toothbrush must also be kept in a cleanstate.

In recent years, dust in the air is increasing day by day, but theexisting toothbrushes are usually placed in an open status without beingprotected from dust, so the dust protection for the brush head of thetoothbrush is very important in order to prevent the dust stuck to thebrush head of the toothbrush from directly entering the mouth.Furthermore, when the toothbrush is carried out of the door and placedin a bag, the bristles of the toothbrush are easy to get dust or dirt,or even be crushed and deformed if there is no cover to protect thebristles. Therefore, a toothbrush cover is needed to prevent dust fromaccumulating in the brush head of the toothbrush and to prevent crushingand deformation of the bristles. Furthermore, since the frequency of useof the toothbrush is very high, bacteria in the oral cavity are likelyto remain on the brush head of the toothbrush. Furthermore, thetoothbrush is usually placed in the bathroom or kitchen where isrelatively easy to breed bacteria, and it is also easy to accelerate thegrowth of bacteria on the toothbrush, so the toothbrush cover is usuallyalso provided with an opening for ventilation.

However, the conventional toothbrush covers are often only adapted totoothbrushes of special specifications, and unable to mount thetoothbrush heads with too large sizes. On the other hand, the toothbrushwith a too small head is easily depart from the conventional toothbrushcover, and it is quite inconvenient for the user.

In view of this, the present invention proposes a toothbrush cover toeffectively solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and satisfyfuture needs. The particular architecture and implementation of theproposed toothbrush cover will be described in following paragraphs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An objective of the present invention is to provide a toothbrush cover,and the toothbrush cover includes a press strip disposed on a shell bodyof the toothbrush cover; when the toothbrush is covered by thetoothbrush cover, the press strip can provide the effect of fasteningthe toothbrush and preventing the toothbrush from falling out of thetoothbrush cover.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a toothbrushcover having strip-shaped leg parts and the press strip, so that thetoothbrush can be fastened tightly with the toothbrush cover, and thetoothbrush cover can have more flexibility in space to adapt varioustoothbrushes having different sizes.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a toothbrushcover, and a plurality of leg parts on two sides of the shell body ofthe toothbrush cover are inwardly inclined and configured to clip thetoothbrush, thereby preventing the toothbrush cover from slipping out.

In order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, the present inventionprovides a toothbrush cover including a shell body and a press strip.The shell body has a first opening formed on an end thereof, and thefirst opening is configured to provide a toothbrush to mount into theshell body therethrough. The press strip is disposed on the shell body,and has an end disposed on an upper edge of the first opening and otherend extended and drooped downwardly into the shell body and configuredto hold down the toothbrush.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shell body hasa second opening formed on a top thereof, and the press strip is droopedinto the shell body along a length direction of the second opening.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shell bodyincludes a plurality of leg parts disposed on two sides thereof,respectively, and the plurality of leg parts are upwardly extended frombottoms of two sides of the shell body and inwardly bent to the secondopening at the top of the shell body.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a gap is formedbetween the adjacent two of the plurality of leg parts at the same sideof the shell body.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shell body hasan accommodation space formed in the inside thereof and configured toaccommodate bristles of the toothbrush and a front section of a brushhandle of the toothbrush.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shell body hasat least one through hole formed on other end, opposite to the firstopening, thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, each of theplurality of leg parts has a fastening part formed on a middle sectionthereof and protruded toward the inside of the shell body, and thefastening parts are configured to fasten the toothbrush.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, each of theplurality of leg parts has a portion located on the side of the shellbody and inclined toward the inside of the shell body, and configured toclip the toothbrush.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothbrush cover of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross section view of a toothbrush cover of thepresent invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a toothbrush cover of the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a toothbrush cover of the presentinvention, when a toothbrush is mounted into a shell body of thetoothbrush cover.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention provides a toothbrush cover for protectingbristles on a header of a toothbrush, so as to prevent the bristles fromcontacting with and being polluted by other object when a user carriesthe toothbrush, and also prevent the bristles from being crushed anddeformed.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2, which are a perspective view and aschematic cross section view of a toothbrush cover of the presentinvention, respectively.

The toothbrush cover 10 includes a shell body 12 having an accommodationspace 24 formed in the inside thereof, and the shell body 12 has a firstopening 14 formed on an end thereof and configured to provide atoothbrush to mount into the accommodation space 24 of the shell body 12therethrough. For example, the shell body 12 can be, but not limited to,made by plastic material or other flexible material. The shell body 12has a second opening 22 formed and a press strip 16 disposed on a topthereof. The press strip 16 has an end disposed on an upper edge of thefirst opening 14, and other end extended toward the second opening 22;in this embodiment, the end of the press strip 16 is a fixed enddisposed on an upper edge of the first opening 14, and other end of thepress strip 16 is a free end which is elastically movable. Furthermore,the press strip 16 is downwardly drooped into the shell body 12 along alength direction of the second opening 22. The drooped press strip 16can hold down a brush handle of the toothbrush by an elastic deformationforce thereof. The shell body 12 has a plurality of leg parts 18disposed on two sides thereof, respectively, the plurality of leg parts18 are upwardly extended from bottoms of two sides of the shell body 12,and inwardly bent into the second opening 22 from the top of the shellbody 12.

Each of the plurality of leg parts 18 has a portion located on the sideof the shell body 12 and inclined toward the inside of the shell body12, so that the whole shell body 12 is in an inwardly-retracted shape toclip the toothbrush, and the press strip 16 can further apply force tofasten the toothbrush from above.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, each of the plurality of leg parts 18has a fastening part 26 disposed on a middle section thereof andprotruded toward the inside of the shell body 12, and configured tofasten the toothbrush; for example, the fastening parts 26 can beabutted with the brush handle or the bristles of the toothbrush, so asto fasten the toothbrush from sides.

In the present invention, a gap 20 is formed between the adjacent two ofthe plurality of leg parts 18 on the same side of the shell body 12, sothat the side of the shell body 12 looks like to have railings. Thisconfiguration of the gaps can make the leg parts 18 more elastic toprovide a wider toothbrush to mount into the accommodation space 24, andalso improve a ventilation effect of the accommodation space 24 toprevent the toothbrush from being damp.

The shell body 12 has at least one through hole 23 formed on other end,opposite to the first opening 14, thereof, so as to improve ventilationeffect; when a damp toothbrush is mounted into the toothbrush cover, thegaps 20 between the leg parts 18, the through hole 23 and the secondopening 22 can facilitate to circulate air through the accommodationspace 24 to speed up a toothbrush drying process, so as to prevent thetoothbrush from being mounted in the unventilated shell body to breedbacteria and mold.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a side sectional view of a toothbrushcover of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, when no toothbrushis mounted into the toothbrush cover 10, the press strip 16 droops andis in an original molded shape; when the press strip 16 is upwardlypushed to elastically deform by the toothbrush, as shown in FIG. 4, theaccommodation space 24 inside the shell body 12 can accommodate thebristles and the brush handle of the brush head of the toothbrush, andwhen being pushed upwardly, the press strip 16 generates a restoringforce to downwardly press. Therefore, after the toothbrush 30 is mountedinto the toothbrush cover 10 of the present invention, the bristles 34of the toothbrush 30 contact a bottom of the shell body 12, and thebrush handle 32 of the toothbrush 30 is held downed by the press strip16.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the fastening parts 26 can fasten thebristles of the toothbrush 30 from sides; however, in other embodiment,the fastening parts 26 can be upwardly moved to dispose on higherpositions, so as to fasten the brush handle 32 of the toothbrush 30 fromsides.

According to above-mentioned contents, in the toothbrush cover of thepresent invention, the shell body has an opening formed thereon andconfigured to provide the toothbrush to mount into the shell bodytherethrough, and the shell body also has the press strip extendedinwardly from the upper part of the opening, and after the toothbrush ismounted into the shell body, the press strip applies a downward force tohold down the toothbrush, thereby achieving a better fastening effect.Furthermore, the toothbrush cover of the present invention is providedwith the press strip, so the leg parts on two sides of the shell bodycan have more elastic spaces, and even if the forces applied to clip twosides of the toothbrush is smaller, the press strip can fasten thetoothbrush from above, thereby preventing the toothbrush cover fromseparating from the toothbrush; Furthermore, the toothbrush cover of thepresent invention has better compatibility to accommodate varioustoothbrushes having different sizes.

What is claimed is:
 1. A toothbrush cover, comprising: a shell body having a first opening formed on an end thereof, wherein the first opening is configured to provide a toothbrush to mount into the shell body therethrough; and a press strip disposed on the shell body, wherein the press strip has an end disposed on an upper edge of the first opening, and other end extended and drooped downwardly into the shell body and configured to hold down the toothbrush.
 2. The toothbrush cover according to claim 1, wherein the shell body has a second opening formed on a top thereof, and the press strip is drooped into the shell body along a length direction of the second opening.
 3. The toothbrush cover according to claim 2, wherein the shell body comprises a plurality of leg parts disposed on two sides thereof, respectively, and the plurality of leg parts are upwardly extended from bottoms of two sides of the shell body and inwardly bent to the second opening at the top of the shell body.
 4. The toothbrush cover according to claim 3, wherein a gap is formed between the adjacent two of the plurality of leg parts at the same side of the shell body.
 5. The toothbrush cover according to claim 1, wherein the shell body has an accommodation space formed in the inside thereof and configured to accommodate bristles of the toothbrush and a front section of a brush handle of the toothbrush.
 6. The toothbrush cover according to claim 1, wherein the shell body has at least one through hole formed on other end, opposite to the first opening, thereof.
 7. The toothbrush cover according to claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of leg parts has a fastening part formed on a middle section thereof and protruded toward the inside of the shell body, and the fastening parts are configured to fasten the toothbrush.
 8. The toothbrush cover according to claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of leg parts has a portion located on the side of the shell body and inclined toward the inside of the shell body, and configured to clip the toothbrush. 